Tenant (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a person or group that rents and occupies land, a house, an office, or the like, from another for a period of time; lessee.
  2. a person who holds or possesses for a time lands, tenements, or personalty of another, usually for rent.
  3. an occupant or inhabitant of any place.
verb (used with object)
  1. to hold or occupy as a tenant; dwell in; inhabit.
verb (used without object)
  1. to dwell or live (usually followed by in).
noun
  1. a person who holds, occupies, or possesses land or property by any kind of right or title, esp from a landlord under a lease
  2. a person who has the use of a house, flat, etc, subject to the payment of rent
  3. any holder or occupant
verb
  1. to hold (land or property) as a tenant
  2. to dwell
Tenant (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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